Aerospace Structural Repair Engineer II

Leonardo Helicopters; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Leonardo Helicopters is seeking a Repair Engineer to support in-service structural issues for the Americas fleet. You will provide customer-facing engineering support and back-office design/analysis, liaising with global teams to ensure airworthiness and reliability.

The role involves a flexible schedule, weekend work as needed, and potential hybrid work after training. Travel up to 10% and on-call coverage are typical requirements.

Qualifications

• B.S./B.Eng or M.S./M.Eng in Aerospace/Structural/Mechanical Engineering or equivalent with coursework.
• 3–5 years in aerospace structural design/analysis, with 2+ years in sheet metal or composite repairs.
• Strong understanding of aircraft structural design and analysis; FAA/EASA familiarity.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate in-service structural queries and assemble information to determine deliverables.
• Design structural repairs to restore static strength and fatigue tolerance with supervision; draft repair schemes.
• Perform static and fatigue analysis using hand calculations and FEA/FEM under supervision.
• Support incidents requiring extensive structural repair; travel may be required; act as primary point of contact.
• Maintain and improve structural repair manuals with Technical Publications; coordinate updates.

Skills

Aerospace structural design

Static analysis

Fatigue/damage tolerance

CAD experience

Education

B.S./B.Eng or M.S./M.Eng in Aerospace/Structural/Mechanical Engineering or equivalent

Tools

AutoCAD

Catia V4/V5

Job description

Leonardo Helicopters is seeking a Repair Engineer to support in-service structural issues for the Americas fleet. You will provide customer-facing engineering support and back-office design/analysis, liaising with global teams to ensure airworthiness and reliability.

The role involves a flexible schedule, weekend work as needed, and potential hybrid work after training. Travel up to 10% and on-call coverage are typical requirements.